Bluegrass Harmony Singing DVD. (With Jenny Lester & Friends). By Jenny Lester. For Vocal. Technic. Bluegrass. Multiple Levels. DVD. Duration 95 minutes. Published by Learn Roots Music (MB.JLDVD03).
Ever wonder how to put together the vocal parts in bluegrass 3 part harmony singing? In this very intimate lesson, Jenny Lester puts her band mates through the paces of finding their harmony parts. They very generously comply in an honest, open-hearted session that takes you right into what could easily be one of their private vocal practice sessions. Soon you will be practicing lead, tenor and baritone singing, each on it's own and then with the other 2 parts through this instructional DVD. In this lesson, Jenny takes two songs (Friends Like You and The River, Mother Nature and Me) and touches on the following techniques for good harmony singing; --finding a good harmony note by learning how to find the root, 3rd and 5th of the chord you are singing over --basic harmony theory for singers --octaves --tips on when and when not to use vibrato --blending and tone --harmony singing with men and women --singing consonants with a group --the tenor and baritone parts that make basic bluegrass harmony --closing off with harmonies to Will The Circle Be Unbroken --and more.

Vocal Techniques DVD by Jenny Lester. For Vocal. Technic. Bluegrass. Beginning-Intermediate. DVD. Duration 65 minutes. Published by Learn Roots Music (MB.JLDVD02).
Let Jenny show you some of her basic voice techniques and exercises to help you become a confident singer in the country and modern bluegrass styles. This fun, easily-accessible lesson is for the beginner/intermediate vocalist. 'Outstanding. Jenny's vocals would make an angel weep with joy!' 'The genre that Kentuckian Bill Monroe founded in the 1930s may not have the cachet that high-processed pop music enjoys these days but, if it did, Jenny Lester would be hailed as an emerging Celine Dion.' A great primer for any beginning vocalist, or a good reminder for the experienced singer, this lesson covers: - relaxation techniques - singing in tune - supported singing (holding notes) - chest voice and head voice - singing difficult words - caring for your voice - vibrato - picking keys to sing in - intro to harmony singing - and more!

Old & In the Way. (Lead Sheet/Banjo TAB). By Old & In the Way. For banjo, guitar and voice. This edition: Lead Sheet/Banjo TAB. Artist/Personality; Guitar Personality; Lead Sheet. Bluegrass. Difficulty: medium. Banjo songbook and examples CD. Vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, banjo chord diagrams, guitar chord diagrams and banjo tablature. 38 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.PGM0430).
ISBN 0757938175. With vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, banjo chord diagrams, guitar chord diagrams and banjo tablature. Bluegrass. 9x12 inches.
Old & In the Way was a side group formed by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. Jerry Garcia played banjo, not guitar, in this group, which featured David Grisman on mandolin and the legendary fiddler Vasser Clements. This group is credited not only with introducing Bluegrass music to a rock audience but with beginning the "new grass" movement--modern bluegrass and bluegrass/jazz fusion as now performed by everyone from Tony Rice to David Grisman, Bela Fleck, Nickel Creek and many others.This book includes simple lead sheets for each song including guitar and banjo chords, plus most of Jerry Garcia's banjo breaks and solos have been transcribed in tablature. The book also includes a demonstration CD of Alan Dalton performing each of the transcribed banjo parts.Titles include Pig in a Pen, Midnight Moonlight, The Hobo Song and more.

The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass. (Sing a New Song Series). By Carol Barnett. Vocal Score. BH Large Choral. 88 pages. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48019834).
The solemnity of the classical-based Mass joins together with the down-home sparkle of bluegrass to create a work that is unique in scope, and a beautiful union of seemingly disparate musical traditions. The composer hopes that listeners coming from one tradition–classical or bluegrass–and perhaps dubious about the other, might discover something new and wonderful in the combination, as she has. Text by Marisha Chamberlain.

Agnus Dei: Music of Inner Harmony. ((from The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass) CME Sing a New Song Series). By Carol Barnett. SATB A Cappella. BH Sing a New Song. 8 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M051478057. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48019700).
The solemnity of the classical-based Mass joins together with the down-home sparkle of bluegrass to create a work that is unique in scope, and a beautiful union of seemingly disparate musical traditions. The a cappella setting of Agnus Dei is rich with lush harmonies that breathe new life into an oft-set text.

Gloria. ((from The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass) CME Sing a New Song Series). By Carol Barnett. SATB. BH Sing a New Song. 16 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M051478040. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48019686).
The unique blend of bluegrass instrumentation and the familiar text of Gloria lends a new-even fun!-perspective to the Mass tradition. Newcomers to either the classical or bluegrass genres will soon find barriers broken down and pathways into a new kind of music.

Sanctus. ((from The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass) CME Sing a New Song Series). By Carol Barnett. SATB. BH Sing a New Song. 16 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M051478484. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48019795).
The solemnity of the classical-based Mass joins together with the down-home sparkle of bluegrass to create a work that is unique in scope, and a beautiful union of seemingly disparate musical traditions.